DE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.2%
Germany, 2018
▲ 2.4% vs 2017 (4.1%)
Analysis
In 2018, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.4% compared to 2017, reaching 4.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Germany ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.0% (from 4.2% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
91.3%
EU-27: 4.6%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp